🌿 Kim Taehyung (김태형), born December 30, 1995 in Daegu — BTS's deep-voiced baritone, solo artist behind Layover, actor, fashion icon, and one of the most-followed people on Instagram with over 75 million followers. From his haunting solo track "Slow Dancing" to his military service in a special counter-terrorism unit (December 2023 – June 2025), V moves through the world with an unhurried intensity that his Saju chart maps perfectly: a Yin Wood day master rooted in Earth and Water — but with nothing to ignite a flame.
📋 V's Four Pillars (사주팔자, sajupalja)
Born on a solar calendar date of December 30, 1995. Birth time has not been publicly confirmed, so the hour pillar is estimated (midnight default, shown dimmed).
Day Master: 乙 (을, eul) — Yin Wood
Zodiac Animal: Pig (돼지, dwaeji)
Five Elements (오행, ohaeng): Wood 2 · Fire 0 · Earth 2 · Metal 0 · Water 2
🌱 Day Master: 乙 Yin Wood — the vine, not the tree
In Saju, 乙 (을, eul) is Yin Wood — not a towering oak but a climbing vine, a wildflower, bamboo bending in the wind. Where Yang Wood (甲) stands rigid and pushes forward, Yin Wood adapts. it finds the light by wrapping around whatever structure is nearby, growing sideways when it can't grow up.
V is the textbook 乙 day master. He didn't debut as the "main" anything in BTS — not main vocalist, not main dancer, not main rapper. But he became one of the most distinctive and recognizable members precisely because he doesn't fit a single category. He sings, acts, paints, photographs, designs — the vine doesn't compete with the tree; it finds its own path entirely.
His day branch 未 (미, mi, Goat) is Earth — the soil that Yin Wood grows in. This means V's core self is rooted, grounded despite the artistic fluidity. The Goat is also associated with aesthetics and sensitivity, which tracks with V's well-documented eye for visual beauty — from his "Golden Closet Films"-style photography to his Cartier and Celine ambassadorships.
💕 Are you compatible with V (Taehyung)?💧 Water everywhere — and zero Fire
Three of his six visible characters carry Water energy:
- Year branch 亥 (해, hae, Pig): Water — depth, intuition, the unconscious
- Month branch 子 (자, ja, Rat): Water — peak Water, midnight, winter solstice energy
- Month stem 戊 (무, mu): Earth — but sitting on Water
Meanwhile, Fire is completely absent from his three confirmed pillars. Fire represents expression, visibility, the desire to be seen. zero Fire in a global superstar's chart is paradoxical — his charisma is in the pauses, the slow blink at the camera, the low voice that makes you lean in rather than pushing you back.
He doesn't chase the spotlight the way Fire-dominant charts do. His charisma is in the pauses — the slow blink at the camera during a live performance, the low voice that makes you lean in rather than pushing you back. Fans call it the "blank tae" look. Saju calls it a Water-heavy chart where depth replaces heat.
This also explains V's artistic choices. Layover — his debut solo album — was five tracks of soft, ambient R&B. No dance-pop anthems, no chart-chasing singles. "Slow Dancing," "Rainy Days," "Blue" — the album sounds like how Water feels. Five tracks of soft, ambient R&B — no dance-pop anthems, no chart-chasing singles — and it broke streaming records anyway.
🏔️ Month pillar: 戊子 (무자, muja) — stability on deep water
The month pillar (월주, wolju) represents career and public life. V's is 戊子 (무자).
- 戊 (무, Yang Earth) is the Wealth star (정재, jeongjae) — stability, accumulation, steady returns
- 子 (자, Rat / Water) — deep intuition sitting beneath the Earth surface
Earth on Water is a fascinating combination — like an island floating on a deep ocean. The surface looks stable — V's calm public persona, his measured interviews, his "mysterious" reputation — but underneath there's enormous emotional and creative depth.
정재 (jeongjae) in the career seat means V's relationship with wealth and success is steady rather than explosive. He doesn't have 식상생재 (siksang saengjae, output-into-wealth) like Jungkook — he has a quieter accumulation. His solo album didn't debut at #1 on Hot 100, but it became the fastest Korean solo album to reach 500 million Spotify streams. "Love Me Again" crossed 1 billion streams. fastest Korean solo album to reach 500 million Spotify streams, and "Love Me Again" crossed 1 billion.
🐷 Year pillar: 乙亥 (을해, eulhae) — Wood Pig, double softness
The year pillar (연주, yeonju) represents roots, family, and early life. 乙亥 (을해) gives him:
- 乙 (을, Yin Wood) as the 비견 (bigyeon, Companion) — another Wood echoing his day master
- 亥 (해, Pig / Water) — warm, generous, idealistic
The Pig is the most giving animal in the zodiac. Combined with Yin Wood's natural empathy, this creates someone who connects deeply with the people around them. V's famous "Wooga Squad" friendship group — with Park Seo-joon, Choi Woo-shik, Park Hyung-sik, and Peakboy — isn't celebrity networking. V's "Wooga Squad" with Park Seo-joon, Choi Woo-shik, Park Hyung-sik, and Peakboy — that's the Wood Pig's need for genuine bonds, not transactional ones.
V grew up in Geochang, a rural farming town, raised partly by his grandmother. He's spoken openly about how that shaped him — a grounded childhood away from Seoul's intensity. 乙 sitting on 亥 in the year pillar: raised partly by his grandmother in Geochang, a rural farming town away from Seoul's intensity.
⚔️ What's missing: Fire and Metal
- Fire (0): Fire fuels expression and the urge to be seen. Without it, V's creativity is internally driven — he paints for himself, photographs for himself, makes music that feels personal rather than performative. When Fire comes to him through luck cycles or collaborations, he lights up — his acting in Hwarang, his explosive stage presence during concerts — but his acting in Hwarang, his explosive stage presence during concerts — but it's borrowed flame, not his own.
- Metal (0): Metal is structure, discipline, and sharp edges. Zero Metal means V resists rigid systems. He's been described by other BTS members as "4D" — unpredictable, marching to his own logic. He's been described by other BTS members as "4D" — unpredictable, marching to his own logic.
⚖️ How to balance this chart
A chart with strong Wood and Water but no Fire or Metal benefits from:
- 🔥 Fire: warmth, social energy, visibility — the color red, the south direction, expressive activities
- ⚔️ Metal: structure, routine, decisiveness — the color white/silver, the west direction, physical training
V's military service in a special forces unit may have been, from a Saju perspective, exactly what his chart needed — military service in a special forces unit — discipline, structure, physical rigor that his birth chart entirely lacks.
🕐 What about the hour pillar?
V has never publicly confirmed his birth time. Without it, we're reading three pillars instead of four.
If his hour pillar brings Fire or Metal, it would balance his chart significantly — adding the spark and structure his Wood-Water combination craves. If it brings more Water, the depth intensifies but the risk of overthinking and emotional overwhelm grows.
💕 Check your compatibility with VFAQ
What is V's birth date?+
V (Kim Taehyung, 김태형) was born on December 30, 1995 in Daegu, South Korea.
What is V's Day Master element?+
V's Day Master is 乙 (을, eul) — Yin Wood. Yin Wood represents a vine or wildflower: flexible, adaptive, and always finding its own path.
What is V's zodiac animal?+
V was born in the Year of the Pig (돼지, dwaeji). The Pig is the most giving animal in the zodiac — warm, generous, and idealistic.
Does V have Fire in his chart?+
No — Fire is completely absent from V's three confirmed pillars. This is paradoxical for a global superstar, but V's magnetism comes from pull rather than projection.
What are V's Five Elements?+
V's element balance is: Wood 2, Fire 0, Earth 2, Metal 0, Water 2. His chart is evenly split between Wood, Earth, and Water — but completely lacks Fire and Metal.
This reading is based on publicly available birth data (December 30, 1995, time unknown). It's for reflection and entertainment — not a substitute for professional saju consultation.
